# Montana HB 442: Revise laws regarding reporting requirements for certain professional occupations

Montana HB 442, Revise laws regarding reporting requirements for certain professional occupations, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Valerie Moore (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 442
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise laws regarding reporting requirements for certain professional occupations
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-10
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Valerie Moore (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health Care Services, Professions and Occupations Generally
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (299 yes, 43 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Insurer reporting ended; immunity and penalties updated: mixed, low. The law repeals the insurer duty to report alleged medical negligence to the state medical board (37-3-402). Civil immunity now covers only good-faith reports made under 37-3-401 or 37-3-403. Reports that relied on the repealed insurer rule no longer have that protection. Agencies may suspend a sta…
- Medical and chiropractic panels stop board notices: mixed, low. The law stops automatic sending of medical and chiropractic panel decisions to licensing boards. Panels must still send written decisions to the parties and their lawyers. Panels must keep a copy in their permanent files. Licensing boards no longer get copies by default.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Valerie Moore (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 30 | 18 |   |
| 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 35 | 14 |   |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Take HB 442 from Comm-Noland | pass | 39 | 8 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-22 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 1 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-15: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-14: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-14: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-24: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-22: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-14: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-11: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-11: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-10: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=da38b35d-76bf-4115-b906-dfc7fc456902)
- Introduced, 2025-02-10: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=351a02ce-13b3-4bf1-b959-fb9a71e4bc4f)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=da38b35d-76bf-4115-b906-dfc7fc456902)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=351a02ce-13b3-4bf1-b959-fb9a71e4bc4f)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB442-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).